Having won the parliamentary elections in Estonia, Reform Party led by PM Kaja Kallas is already hard at form composing a coalition with other liberal parties. Conservative People’s Party of Estonia, meanwhile, claims the victory was stolen in the election using e-ballots.
Kallas’ second government is expected to secure stable majority of 60 votes (reformists will have 37 seats, Estonia 200 will have 14, Social Democratic Party will have 9). Estonia’s parliament has a total of 101 seats.
According to reformists,
the choice of partners is based on their shared views on security, the nation’s financial welfare and green transition policy.
ERKE threatened on Election Day to not recognise results of elections if they do not reflect the victory of national populist party. It’s chairman Martins Helme gave a promise to various media the night after to challenge results of elections. He believes e-ballots cannot be verified and put at risk the country’s constitutional order.
EKRE seemed to be in the lead votes-wise at first. However, once e-ballots were counted, which accounted for more than half of all ballots received during elections, the Reform Party was declared the winner.
The president even felt forced to invite parties to not artificially waste time with challenging official results of elections in order to make sure Estonia is able to compose a working government as soon as possible. Estonia’s Elections Service is prepared to provide EKRE with all requested information about e-voting.
At the same time, EKRE was prepared for ending up in opposition, especially considering the recent scandal regarding the party’s possible ties to Wagner Group mercenaries.
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